Biology 3-23 Flashcards
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Translation
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Process in which mRNA attaches in the ribosome and a protein is assembled
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Transcription
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Process in which mRNA is synthesized from the template DNA
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Central dogma
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DNA codes for RNA, which guides the synthesis of proteins
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Stop codon
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A nucleotide triplet within messenger RNA that signals a termination of translation.
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Start codon
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The first codon of a messenger RNA transcript translated by a ribosome
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Protein synthesis
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The process by which amino acids are linearly arranged into proteins through the involvement of ribosomal RNA, transfer RNA, messenger RNA, and various enzymes
